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Archives Won't Take

apps just return to available again

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Yeah, so I had to move my OS to another drive and I'm unable to get Impulse to restore my archived apps.  Impulse says it is installing them, then activating them, but moments later the apps return to being available. 

I tried creating new archives but no go, and I tried resetting data but that seemed to o nothing as I'm on a clean install with no SD apps.  If anyone has any ideas, a fix for this I muchly appreciate it, though at the end of the day I think I'll have to contact SD support anyhow, being my sub has expired.... it's just with the Easter long weekend I was hoping a post here might provide a happy answer that bit sooner.

TIA...starkers.

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Probably better than Impulse was/is (hoping anyway) though Impulse served its purpose IMO the apps outgrew it.

Reply #27 from JoeUser Forums Top

There will be a replacement for Impulse to manage SD's apps (a la Component Manager or Stardock Central).  Just a matter of when & what they call it.  I'm sure their agreement with Gamestop provides for Impulse to continue as the distribution & update vehicle until SD's ready to replace it so I don't think we'll run into an 'sell by date' issues.

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Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Island, reply 25
Impulse is in the hands of GameStop now, it has no bearing on the future development of Stardock apps. A new, simpler solution is in the works for updates and downloads, but I can't be any more specific as there is much work to be done.
End of Island's quote

Thank you for the response, ID, I appreciate it.  At least now we know there is a future for desktop enhancements from Stardock.  PHEEEWWW!!!!  I am curious, though, who [or what] is GameStop?   More to the point, Impulse was Stardock's baby, how come control of it seems to have changed hands?

:S

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

There was a, uh, relatively active thread about it a little while back.  I tried to fish it out for you but can't find it, so you'll have to settle for my seriously abridged version for now.

GameStop is a game retailer.  They didn't have a digital distribution platform, just brick and mortars.  They bought the Impulse piece of Stardock to get the game digital distribution.  A group of employees related to Impulse that used to be working for Stardock are now working for GameStop.

Don't know for sure, but I'd think that both Stardock and GameStop would somewhat anxious to get the desktop customization stuff split out of Impulse.  Makes sense that GameStop wouldn't particularly want to be bothered by it, and it seems like getting it out would simplify Stardock's life as well.

Think that's pretty much the gist of it.

Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Think EB Games, Starkers. It's the same guys.  :S

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting tazgecko, reply 30
Think EB Games, Starkers. It's the same guys.
End of tazgecko's quote

Oh..... that lot.  I bought my collectors boxed set edition of Riven and Myst from them... the outer box looks like one of the Riven books.

Thanks for the lowdown, Dave, that explanation pretty much covers it.  Still, I find it strange that Brad would relinquish control of the digital distribution platform he seemed so proud of just a short while ago.  I suppose, though, money talks and Stardock can always develop another digital distribution platform based on the same idea.